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ABSTRACT

An interactive, entertainment floor game with multiple start points from which players attempt to move in one direction and return by spelling words.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of interactive entertainmentand methods for using such systems by a group of players.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

A large variety of games exist for entertainment and educationalpurposes. Some games involve the movement of a participant about a gamearea, for example, hopscotch and the game sold under the trademarkTWISTER. While many of these games can be entertaining, they lack theexcitement and the sense of involvement associated with the physicalmovement of the participants through the game board. Hence, the need fora game that gives players the opportunity to be truly interactivethroughout all stages of the game in a very fun way.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART

U.S. Pat. No. 6,322,074 issued to Forrest, Et Al., on 27 Nov. 2001describe an interactive quiz game where players correctly provideanswers to questions or clues in order to advance from the start pointto the finish point.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,679,075 issued to Forrest, Et al., on 21 Oct. 1997describe an interactive game where players move between portions of theprerecorded narrative and the puzzles that are positioned at selectedlocations in a defined space.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,254,101 issued to Jason Phillips Young, on 3 Jul. 2001describe a floor game including tiles which are laid on a playingsurface forming a playing area and an optical instrument.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,090,880 issued to William B. Lammersen, on 1 Mar. 1997describes a game with a novel & improved pattern or arrangements ofrepresentations or outlines of human forms on a surface.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,507,495 issued to Robert J. Kiss on 16 Apr. 1996describes a game for teaching alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes and mathalong with coordination and motor skills.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,248,152 issued to Robert R. Timmerman on 28 Sep. 1993describes a game that employs a number of footprint markers whichplayers take turns laying down.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The present invention comprises an entertainment game in which aplurality of players attempt to become the first player to traverse bothends of the game. The entertainment game includes a playing surface onwhich is illustrated a playing course with multiple starting points andmultiple paths of travel for the players and is further composed of aplurality non-contiguous playing spaces. In addition, four playing spacecontains indicia which designates that playing space as the “START”point.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top plain view of the playing area of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plain view of the DIAL.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Illustrated in FIG. 1 is a preferred embodiment of an entertainmentsystem which can be played by a plurality of players, and which isdesigned to provide entertainment for players. The game includes aplaying surface FIG. 1 manufactured from durable fabric or plasticmaterial. Players line up at the START points 1 at one end of the matthen take possession of the a letter 3 in the first row of circles 2 asindicated by the color selection (Green 1 & 3, Blue 2, Red 4) of theDIAL FIG. 2 and begin moving in any direction to spell words. Playersmove to the other end 5 of the mat and back to the start point.

1. A method of performing a game by a plurality of players in a definedspace comprising the steps of: The playing course having multiple pathsthereon to be traversed; The playing course including a plurality ofnon-contiguous playing spaces; Providing a plurality of starting pointsat which players begin the game.
 2. The game of claim 1 wherein playerstraverse the playing area by spelling words.
 3. The game of claim 1wherein a DIAL is used to determine the next starting point after eachplay.
 4. The game of claim 1 wherein letters are placed randomly on amat which can be combined to form words.
 5. The game of claim 1 whereinplayers traverse the playing area by spelling words from randomly placedletters by stepping on them.